Reachability

Cycling to Dutch Design Week is a great idea! Eindhoven has numerous bike paths that connect locations, and you can find free, and in some cases even supervised, bike parking.

If you travel to Dutch Design Week by train, you will arrive right in the heart of the design world. The intercity will take you to Eindhoven Central Station in the city centre. Local trains also stop at Strijp-S Station. Check the Journey Planner on ns.nl or the Reisplanner Xtra app from 10 days before your departure.

NS Combi-Ticket

This year, you can again use the NS Combi-Ticket. Are you coming to Dutch Design Week by train? Purchase your ticket through NS Spoordeelwinkel. If you are travelling by train from the Eindhoven region, check the special regional fare applicable to the NS Combi-Ticket.

Read more about the NS Combi-Ticket →

Dutch Design Week is on a mission – for a healthier and more sustainable world. That’s why we kindly ask you to visit Dutch Design Week using public transport or, if possible, by bike. If travelling by car is your only option, chances are you’ll have some extra space!

Share your empty seat(s) via Slinger with other Dutch Design Week visitors. It’s better for the climate and a great way to meet people. Prefer to catch a lift to Dutch Design Week? That’s possible too! See if anyone near you has a spare seat available.

Sign up to offer a ride or catch a lift to Dutch Design Week →

You can reach Eindhoven by car from Amsterdam/Utrecht via the A2, from Rotterdam/Tilburg via the A58, from Antwerp via the A67, and from Arnhem/Nijmegen via the A50.

View the route description →

P+R

There are several parking garages at hotspots like the city centre and Strijp-S, but be aware that it can be busy. A good idea is to park at the various Park + Ride (P+R) locations: park on the outskirts of the city and take a direct bus to Dutch Design Week. There are two options:

• P+R Meerhoven, on Noord-Brabantlaan
  Bus connection to Strijp-S and Stationsplein locations
• P+R Genneper Parken, on Aalsterweg
  Bus connection to Stationsplein

Return bus tickets cost €0.50 per person.

Large groups coming to Dutch Design Week by coach can use the Kiss & Rides.

There are two clearly marked Kiss & Ride locations, indicated by Dutch Design Week signs. One is at the Flixbus stop opposite the yellow bowling pins on John F. Kennedylaan, and the second is on Achtseweg Zuid, on the other side of Beukenlaan, in Eindhoven.

At the Kiss & Ride location at Achtseweg Zuid, the bus can temporarily park near Strijp-S Station for everyone to disembark. However, we urge you not to leave the bus there. There is ample free parking for coaches further along Achtseweg Zuid.

All Dutch Design Week locations are easily accessible by bike, making it the ideal mode of transport.
 
Bike Rental 

All Dutch Design Week locations are easily accessible by bike. You can rent a bike via Adams Fietsverhuur at Ketelhuisplein and Fuutlaan, every day from 10:30 to 18:00.

Note: Bike rental requires a valid ID, and payment can be made by card or credit card.

OV-Bikes 

During Dutch Design Week, OV-bikes are available for rent from the guarded bike parking areas on the north and south sides of Eindhoven Central Station and from a pop-up in the station itself.

More information about OV-bikes →

Most Dutch Design Week locations are easily accessible by Eindhoven city buses.

In addition to using your OV-chipkaart, you can also pay for your journey with your phone or smartwatch (if it supports contactless payments), or with your bank card or credit card.

With your DDW wristband, you can use the XPENG Design Rides. The XPENG Design Rides take you to and from all official Dutch Design Week locations daily between 11:00 and 18:00.

There are fixed stops at:

• Parkeerterrein next to Microstad (Graduation Show Design Academy Eindhoven)
• Ketelhuisplein
• Piet Hein Eek
• Stadhuisplein
• Fuutlaan
• Sectie-C

Would you like a XPENG Design Ride from another Dutch Design Week location? Call 040 218 00 00. During busy times or in case of rain, there might be a wait for a Design Ride.

Note: Without a DDW wristband, you cannot use the Design Rides.